Ben Folds Maps Out "Paper Airplane Request Tour"

Though Ben Folds was recently named as the first-ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, he isn't letting his new gig get in the way of live performance.

The singer/composer/producer has mapped out the lengthy "Paper Airplane Request Tour," which is set to kick off this summer and run throughout the fall. As is custom at many of his solo shows, audience members will launch song requests towards Folds onstage using paper airplanes.

"Taking paper airplane requests from fans is fun, and gives everyone in the room a chance to request what they'd like to hear," Folds said in a statement. "The first time I brought up paper airplane requests was when I tweeted before a show: 'If you have a song you want me to play, then write it down on a piece of paper and launch it as a paper airplane after I give the countdown.' The response was incredible, with waves of paper airplanes flying from the audience on to the stage right on cue."

Canadian listeners will have to chances to wind up and launch an airplane request this fall. Folds will stop at Vancouver's Vogue Theatre on September 30 before playing Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 24.

"Paper Airplane Request Tour" runs from August 27 to November 12, though Folds has some U.S. shows before it kicks off.